Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:27:01 +0530 From: "Sunil Sunder Raj" <unixtools@hotmail.com> To: sky_tracker@yahoo.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't login as anyone - not even as root! Message-ID: <BAY8-F78FKGqvX7v0Q2000055ac@hotmail.com>
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Hi, STEPS ===== As the os(FREEBSD) is starting it will display the following message: Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [kernel ] in 10 seconds... You should now ress the space bar, and you will see the following message: Type '?' for a list of commands, or 'help' for more detailed help. ok now type boot -s and press the enter key to start FreeBSD in single user mode. After the system boots, you should see the statement: Enter fill pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: Press the enter key and you will have a # prompt. [Mount the filesystems] At the command prompt. issue the mount command. This command will mount all the filesystems listed in your /etc/fstab file. # mount -t ufs -a [Change the root password] Issue the passwd command and you will be prompted to enter a new password for the root account. #passwd New password: passwd: updating the database... passwd: done [Change the manage password] #passwd manage #exit There is no need to reboot the operating system to go to multi-user mode. The exit command will cause the system to return to multi-user miode without a reboot. =================================================== >From: Dave Banning <sky_tracker@yahoo.com> >To: questions@freebsd.org >Subject: can't login as anyone - not even as root! >Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:20:47 -0700 (PDT) > >All of a sudden, I can't login, even as root. I tried to set the >password of root to nil (because I happened to be logged in as root at >the time) and that didn't work either. > >Then, thinking that the machine was acting up, I rebooted. Now I am in >deeper. I can't even access the machine. > >Any idea why this would happen, or more important, how I can get out? > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software >http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Got a wish? Make it come true. http://server1.msn.co.in/msnleads/citibankpersonalloan/citibankploanjuly03.asp?type=txt Best personal loans!
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